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All Move in Erewash work showcased in new film
All Move in Erewash (AMiE) is a partnership initiative between local services, organisations and people with lived experience. The aim is to make everyday movement more accessible and fair for people living with a limiting illness, long-term condition, or disability, and support people to move more in ways that work for them. A new film…
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NEW! Derbyshire Mental Health Friendly Clubs
Active Derbyshire has recently launched the Mental Health Friendly Club initiative with the support of organisations across Derbyshire, including Derbyshire Public Health, Erewash Voluntary Action, Compass Changing Lives and Mind Derbyshire. The Mental Health Friendly Club initiative is aimed at sport and physical activity clubs who want to create safer, more supportive environments with a…
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News and Views
What I get out of coming to the strength and balance classes • ‘I can now dust under my furniture and on high shelves/cupboards’ • ‘I was able to get down to the floor to do a deep clean of my fridge and get up again . I know this sounds small but it’s really…
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Stronger Together
I went along to the Friends of George V Recreation Ground committee meeting last Tuesday. Good turnout: • The woman who started the group off (a park user with passion and the desire to make it more accessible and user friendly) and someone who had helped her previously (with knowledge of banking) • Three new…
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The seeds are starting to grow……………..
• Reports from Carlton residents that the wildflower seeds are starting to grow. These are the ones form the Notts Wildlife Trust that I distributed a couple of weeks ago. • Our knowledge of the benches, toilets, car parks and defibrillators in Carlton is increasing one stap at a time – helped by research done…
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Local movers and shakers working together to build and support the local community
Carlton Hill Community Action Group committee meeting • I’ve just joined the committee. First meeting 14 June at The Brickyard pub on Carlton Hill. I went to the wrong place initially – the Brickyard community centre – I spend my life in community centres so when I was told it was at the Brickyard I…
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Stronger together…..
I think I’ve talked about me dropping a 20p piece at the Veterans Breakfast Club in Carlton and through that getting to talk to other people. Well I went one further on Friday in Arnold as someone came in to tell me that there were a whole lot of needles on the pavement outside the…
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When things don’t go according to plan
Benchmapping in Carlton – The plan was to plot the benches and toilets of Carlton (alongside Age Friendly venues) on a map to indicate to residents where they could stop for ‘a pew, a loo and something to do’ to help encourage them to get out and about a bit more in Carlton. We reckoned…
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Relationship Building
Relationship building I popped into the lunch club at the Carlton Hub. Saw the Health and Wellbeing Hub. Had heard from one of the Strong and Steady crew about how one Friday there had been a blood pressure clinic which had gone down well. Thought could the Gedling Leisure Fitness Promotions Officer bring his Boditrax…
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Pop up green spaces….. one step at a time
Pop up green spaces, one step at a time….. Fiona from Gedling Borough Council, Suzy from Age Concern and I spoke to Katie from Notts Wildlife Trust about their resources and how keen they were to engage people in the world outside their four walls. Suzy is keen to develop this in the day centre…
